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The fourth issue for the 2010-11 school year at UVM from the Vermont Cynic.TRANSCRIPT
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NEWS 1-3 — ARTS 4 — COMICS 5 — FEATURE 6-7 — DISTRACTIONS 8 — OPINION 9-10 — SPORTS 11-12INDEX
The Univers i t y o f Vermont ’s independent vo ice s ince 1883w w w . v e r m o n t c y n i c . c o m | Tu e s d a y , S e p t e m b e r 2 1 , 2 0 1 0 – Vo l u m e 1 2 7 I s s u e 4 | B u r l i n g t o n , Ve r m o n t
WORK-STUDY WORRIES
CYNICT H E V E R M O N T
Federal Work-Study programs have changed at the University of Vermont this year, and students and staff alike are noticing the difference. Questions are answered in this week’s Feature.
MEN’S SOCCER
Vermont beats Cornell, University of New Hampshire and Presbyterian College in Nike Fall Tournament 11
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See PEPPER SPRAY on page 2
Bystanders hit with pepper sprayBy Kelsey Smith
Cynic Correspondent
“I wasn’t even sure what I had been hit
with, but i knew it wasn’t good when my
eyes started burning and I lost vision.”
Hannah WilsonTexas A&M University
Cop urinates on Tri Delta property, members claim
By Hillary Walton
Staff Writer
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See TRI DELTA on page 2
By Chase Thomas
Staff Writer
Police increase weekend presence
“Pepper spray is not a laser beam,” Morrison said. A main cause of pepper spray
hitting an unintended source can
be as simple as wind, she said.“Pepper spray should be used
in dire situations and only when absolutely necessary, otherwise it doesn’t seem fair or safe,” senior Erica Weinberg said.
NEWS2 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2010
While most people were bundling up for a chilly afternoon, 19 students were stripping down to their underwear outside of Bailey/Howe Library. The students were “pantlessly
protesting” and making phone calls to Ken Salazar, Obama’s Secretary of Interior, about BP Amoco PLC’s newest oil drilling plans.“As we gather on the green
to make our call, students will
go without pants to show that BP’s continued efforts to drill are as insane as not wearing pants,” junior Morgan Fisher said.The students were a part of
the Greenpeace UVM group and have made more than 250 phone calls to Salazar protesting his support of BP’s offshore drilling plan in Alaska, sophomore Kate Kroll said. !"# $%&'(&)# '*# '%(+,$+'-#
offshore island made of concrete called Liberty , so that the drilling platform could be considered landbased and therefore legal,
according to The New York Times.“It’s for a good cause,” junior
Alec Morrison said. “These calls are entirely appropriate to stop the next catastrophe. It’s ridiculous that BP could start making the rules.”The Greenpeace student
network had college students nationwide make constant phone $'--.# (/# 0'-'1'%2.# /3,$&# 4# 56(#UVM members were the only ones to do it without pants, Kroll said.
For students with a packed schedule, making time to meet with an adviser just doesn’t compete with homework, extracurriculars, sports, eating and, on a lucky night, sleeping.The University is now
offering later advising hours for students in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), Student Services Representative Dana Christianson said.“I think that it’s a long time
coming that students need later hours sometimes, to get some things resolved if they have a later class,” Christianson said. “Advising closed at 4:30, and we thought it’d be helpful to be open
later a few days during the week.”On Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, advising will be available until 7 p.m. for anyone with questions about CATS reports or graduating, Christianson said.Senior adviser Mark Hall and
the assistant dean will work all three nights.In order to encourage use of
the changes, an email was sent to students in the College of Arts and Sciences.789+.# :'.# /6%# ,%.(# :&&;<=#
Christianson said. “It picked up by Thursday. There’s not too many students coming in, but I think as the semester goes on it will increase.”
CAS to offer later advising hoursStaff Report
‘No pants, no drilling!’Students protest Alaskan oil drillingBy Becky Hayes
Staff Writer
First-year senators sworn into SGA
Nineteen UVM students take thir pants off to protest BP’s offshore drilling plan in Alaska. The
pantless protest took place last Wednesday in front of the Bailey/Howe Library.
KATE KROLL | The Vermont Cynic
GRANT Cracking down on drinking...continued from page 1
>+?&# ,%.(@A&'%# .(6)&*(.#were sworn into the Student Government Association (SGA) at the weekly SGA meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 14.The new senators are Robert
Benner with 141 votes, Connor Burns with 88 votes, Zed Ballas with 73 votes, Alyssa Ravech with 71 votes and Zachary Malloy with 69 votes.
All students were able to vote between Sept. 79, and those elected were announced shortly after, according to the SGA website.Voter participation numbers
were down this year, with 310 voters and 13 candidates on the ballot as compared to last year, with 473 Voters and 20 candidates on the ballot, SGA Public Relations Chair Nick Monteforte said.
Staff Report
PEPPER SPRAY
Police use pepper spray on Church Street fight
...continued from page 1
TRI DELTA Students to file complaint
The Burlington Police Department receives a federal grant each year to address underage drinking. The money is used for the overtime pay /3# /3,$&%.# :9/# (9&*# B'(%/-# /*#weekend nights. It usually lasts 1020 weekends, Chenette said.“We have an incredible
number of tickets coming in here,” Executive Director of Chittenden County Court Diversion Andy Twite said. “Last year the START team got direction from state level regarding the use of their funding. They started going out every weekend and the amount
of tickets coming in was crazy. We dealt with 1,006 tickets last year, our largest number ever.”Twite explained that things
slowed down over the summer, but now that the school year is back in session, the numbers have begun to pile up once again. “Somewhere from 3550
tickets have been received in the past two days, they have not been put into the system yet, but they $/*(+*6&#(/#C/:#+*<=#9&#.'+)DAs far as the impact that these
changes have had on studentpolice relations goes, Chenette said that they haven’t seen an impact in call rate. People are still calling if they need help.
A formal complaint can be made to any member of the Burlington Police Department. If the complaint is considered serious, then it is referred to the Bureau of Internal Affairs, according to the Burlington Police Department website.According to the website if
./E&/*&#,*).#'#B/-+$&#&EB-/A&&#to be acting inappropriately,
disciplinary action will be taken. “Some instances require
disciplinary action, which may include warnings, remedial training, suspension, demotion, or dismissal. If a criminal act occurred, the State’s Attorneys F3,$&# :+--# 5&# 5%/6G9(# +*(/#the investigative process,” the website stated. Burlington Police did not
comment as of Sunday afternoon.
...continued from page 1
NEWS 3TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2010
If you happened to be studying in the Bailey/Howe Library last spring, you may have come across a girl heating !"#$%&#'(!"#()#*$%#*$+&,#-((&#(&#a guy skateboarding over your philosophy paper. .(&#*$%#/&'*#*+0%1#*$%#2+3&4&5#
is initiating new policies to enforce peace and quiet, Dean of Library & Information Services Mara Saule said. “Two years ago was the
climax of insanity,” Head of the Circulation Department Angus Robertson said. The library is looking to take a
step away from the skateboarders, bike riders and delivery pizza orders of past years, Robertson said.6$%# '%7(),# 4),# *$+&,# -((&'#
are now designated for silent study, cell phones are allowed
in the café and lobby only, and food and drink are permitted everywhere, Saule said.To enforce these changes,
current staff members will issue “walkthroughs” to amp up faculty presence, Assistant to Dean for External Relations Selene Colburn said. A survey taken in Spring 2009
sparked policy changes when some students admitted to not being able to work in the library because of the noise, Saule said. “Have you tried to work in
there? It’s a zoo!” a note left in the survey read.Overall, students have been
gracious and compliant when corrected, and many are happy to see library staff enforcing quiet, Saule said. “As long as you’re using
your phone reasonably I don’t have a problem with it, but I 74)# ,%/)+*%25# '%%# 8$%&%# 947!2*5#may need to step in to encourage
silence,” senior Evan Salzberg said.Students deserve a quiet
space, “a safe environment away from the big, noisy world,” Robertson said. The overall layout of the
library is not ideal for a quiet atmosphere, as noise travels easily, so renovation is also being considered, Robertson said. The library at the University
of Massachusetts is being considered as a possible model. The renovation would entail information commons, learning commons, a writing center and academic support services, Saule said. The change has just begun and
faculty members are eager to hear back from students. If you have any complaints or suggestions, contact Selene Colburn, assistant to dean for External Relations, at [email protected].
Library seeks to stop ‘insanity’New rules enforced after increase in student complaints
By Bridget PollicinoStaff Writer
!"#$%&'(")#%*+,%-'*++*%.'/$+%012,3%'+%14$%0$)'+,%5''6%'7%14$%Bailey/Howe Library, which is now enforcing stricter policies.
DAVID DYKE | The Vermont Cynic
Twelve Lady Gagas attempted *(# "!22# 4# /&%# *&!7:# ;<# 9%%*# !"#Church Street on Saturday at Outright Vermont’s 7th annual Fire Truck Pull.Team Gaga was one of
ten teams raising money for Outright Vermont, a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth support center, Executive Director of Outright Vermont Melissa Murray said. UVM’s Greek community
entered two teams in the pull and raised $1,700.“This is the second year Greek
Life has been involved. It’s one of the many philanthropic events we like to get involved in. We’ve won two years in a row and raised quite a bit of money,” senior member of Pi Kappa Alpha Ben Trottier said.Together, all ten teams raised
$24,000 while competing for a =(2,%)# /&%# *&!7:# *&("$5# +)# 9(!&#categories: most money raised,
fastest pull time, audience favorite and best costume. The Greek Life men’s team
8()# 4# =(2,%)# /&%# *&!7:# 9(&# *$%#fastest pull time of 13.53 seconds, Trottier said.
Team Gaga won the trophy for most money raised, raking in over $7,000, team member Kate Vanwagner said. The community team
Queer Youth, walked away with audience choice.Murray said that she was
pleased with the total amount raised. “Last year we made $17,145,
so it’s a huge jump,” she said.
$24,000 raised to support LGBTQQ youthTwo UVM Greek Life teams join others to pull fire truck up Church Street
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DAMIR ALISA | The Vermont Cynic
By Katy PetifordStaff Writer
“Last year we made $17,145 so it’s a
huge jump,” Melissa Murray
Executive Director of Outright Vermont
4 ARTSTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2010
For artist Moe O’Hara, the 18th annual South End Art Hop was more than an opportunity to show off her work, it was a chance for exposure and the opportunity to make money. “I can’t be a painter,” O’Hara said. “I can’t afford it.” She then went to sell a set of
handcrafted Scooby Doo buttons made out of old books. The Art Hop, put on by The
South End Arts and Business Association (SEABA), is an event that takes place in Burlington’s South End each fall, with studios and businesses being temporarily !"#$% &'% &!$% (&))"!*"'+% $,"% -./0/%website said. In keeping with SEABA’s
entrepreneurial spirit of fusing culture with commerce, O’Hara #12'% 3)2% 4&''"$$"'+% 53667% 2*'8'%and books that she remakes into consumable art. The recycled nature of
her work was mirrored in the repurposed warehouse characteristic of the South End where it was displayed. In the Firehouse Gallery on
Church Street, Jonathon Harris returned to his hometown to hold $,"%#!'$%',39%&))%3:%,*'%391+%;11"!%Landscapes. Harris began taking a picture a day for a year, starting on his 30th birthday. Harris watched as “art hoppers” played with streaming photo galleries of his life. Attendees ducked carefully
through a roomturnedweb by way of strings arranged in what Harris called “[a] network graph of experiential themes” that revealed themselves to him throughout the course of the project. -*<$""1%2*::"!"1$%$,"="'%#))"2%
the room, each represented by a different color string that linked blog posts and photos from that year in Harris’s life. To encourage deeper
examination, Harris won’t tell anyone what each color means. Down on Pine Street in the
Soda Plant, artist Jake Rifken was content to let things be. Rifken said he can spend hundreds of hours creating one of his wire sculptures. His interest is in the 539% 3:% 4!"&$*31% &12% '$!>4$>!&)%integrity. “I don’t really care what they look like,” Rifken said. His laidback approach to his
art was evident in his mood as well. “I’m happy right now,” he said
as he held a beer. For people and artists alike, the South End Art Hop is a chance for networking and community building. “[It’s a chance] for exposure
more than sales,” Artist Dan Seigel, who makes and paints clay mugs that are used at Viva Espresso in the North End, said. In addition to visual art, this
year’s Art Hop also featured music. The Burlingtonbased Bluegrass band Something With Strings held a crowd during their set outside Fresh Market on Friday night. Hungry hoppers
paused to watch and eat. “A lot of people come by and
I’ve no idea who they are, but it’s cool that they stop and listen,” guitarist Adam Howard said. With artists showing their
work on the street or in a loud warehouse rather than a quiet gallery, the Art Hop creates a certain feeling that is especially attractive to some people. “The best thing is the
atmosphere. It’s very chill,” Andrea Boudreau, who visited the Art Hop, said. Fellow ArtHopper Megan Winward agreed. “It’s the best way to experience art,” she said.
Hopping with music, visual artsArtists and residents enjoy the 18th annual South End Art HopBy Robbie MarcantonioCynic Correspondent
Vermont artist Corliss Blakely accidentally discovered her iPhone could function as a 4&1?&'@% ,"!% #1("!% &% 131$3<*4%alternative to the oil and watercolor paints she has spent the past 35 years working with.Blakely has been featured in
Mac Format and Digital Artist magazine in England, for her iPad and iPhone paintings of still lifes and organic forms found in nature. These “iPaintings” are being
showcased in the Flynn’s Amy E. Tarrant Gallery from July 2 to Sept. 5 to coincide with the summer Flynn Garden Tour.Titled “Visions of Nature”
these paintings have been created in a seemingly unnatural way, while portraying natural subject matter.Her website, www.
ipadpaintings.com, displays some of her paintings, such as one of delectable red peppers, unrecognizable as anything created by a digital device.Blakely found her unusal
medium at her studio one day.“I was at my studio waiting
for a panel to arrive for a commission,” Blakely said. “I was sitting there with my iPhone and thought I would buy an app and see what it was like. That day changed everything for me.”The new medium Blakely
found that day proved to be a great thing for her.“Now I can paint anywhere
at any time and I’m not dealing with toxic paints and mediums,” she said.Blakely thinks this sort of
artistic use of readily available technology could have big effects for future generations of artists.“I think that we are at the
cutting edge of this technology with the iPhone and iPad, she said. “The idea that you have a studio in your pocket is where I’m at … [this technology] will change the way artists create.”Though some may disagree
with her marriage of technology and natural beauty, Blakely does not care, she said.Blakely may have only
recently begun her endeavors in iPad and iPhone art, but she has been featured in art shows already and has many future plans.She participated in a
summer show in Windsor, Conn. with what were said to be the 14 most accomplished iPhone artists in the world, and in October, she will be a featured speaker at the Mobile Digital Artist Convention in New York City.At 652 Main Street from Oct.
14 and 810, the paintings will be displayed with oil painting counterparts for viewers to see the difference.
By Madeline GibsonStaff Writer
Artist creates iPaintingsPainter Corliss Blakely takes up the iPhone and iPad as medium for her
KATIE CASSIDY | The Vermont CynicVermont native Jonathan Harris’ exhibit in the Firehouse Gallery uses technology to represent social
ideas. Harris also has pieces in the New York Museum of Modern Art and Le Centre Pompidou in Paris.
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practices
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Returning students who received work-study, 2009-10
YesNo
Returning students who received work-study, 2010-11
YesNo
“We had a great group of students last
year, and many first years who wanted to return but were
unable to because of FWS cuts.”
Lisa Champagne Director of Athletic
Communications
“[RAs] have tons of things on our plate,
having to work extra hours at the front desk
adds to our already hectic schedule. We’re
students, too.”Rebecca Sandler
Junior and RA
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Changes to the Federal Work-Study program impact UVM
7FEATURE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2010
1,600 students are expected to accept and utilize
their workstudy award this
year
How would you describe the availability of your front desk?
ExcellentGoodFairPoorExremely Poor
Distribution of work-study by class standing
First yearSophmoreJuniorSenior
Information graphics from a survey sent by The Cynic to the UVM student body with 853 respondents
By the numbers
25 percent of students who planned to return to the
University Heights South front
desk lost their workstudy
58 percent of students
who planned
to return to the
Jeanne Mance
Trinity front
desk lost their
workstudy
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0 of 10 complex front desks were fully staffed and
operational as of 9/14
The annual
workstudy
budget is
$2.2 million
Last year the workstudy
program was over budget by
$770,000
52 percent of students are
projected by
SFS to accept
and utilize
their work
study award
this year
91 percent of students who planned to return to the Athletic Communications
Department lost their workstudy
An unexpected cost
Many feel the changes in the
Federal WorkStudy program
this year are taking a toll on
students, staff and faculty at
UVM.
The decrease in students with
workstudy has given ResLife
staff — particularly resident
advisors — additional work,
sophomore resident advisor Alee
Graziano said.
“We’ve been picking up the
slack where Federal WorkStudy
'()*/.('! 234/.5(! 6//.! '(370.8!the front desk,” Graziano said.
“[Resident advisors] have been
working in between classes
when workstudy students are
supposed to be working.”
Students said they also feel
frustrated about varying hours of
the residence halls’ front desks.
“The hours at the front desk
are so staggered; whenever
I’m available, it’s not open —
for information, packages,
"23(/4/$9:! 0$'(! +/3$! ;3<2!Pion said. “It’s incredibly
inconvenient.”
Fortythree percent of The Cynic’s survey respondents described the availability of their
front desk as “good” or “excellent,”
while 30 percent described it as
“poor” or “extremely poor.”
As of Sept. 14, all 10 residence
hall complex front desks were
only partially staffed, according
(#!#70</!=3.38/$'!3.*!$/'-*/.</!directors at the 10 complexes.
“Usually by the end of week
one, the desk is fully staffed.
Here it is in week three and we’re
'(-11! ($+-.8! (#! 011! '2-7('9:! >/3../!?3.</! @$-.-(+! #70</! =3.38/$!Debbie Crosby said.
A70</!=3.38/$'!'3-*!(23(!(2/+!
have been affected by students
unexpectedly losing their Federal
WorkStudy award as well.
“Normally I have 20 to 25
returners; this year I only have
six,” University Heights North
#70</!=3.38/$! B23$./1!?3$(/11/!said.
ResLife is not the only
department to lose staff due to
workstudy cuts. The Athletic
Communications Department
suffers from workstudy
shortages as well, Athletic
Communications Director Lisa
Champagne said.
“I have been hiring Federal
WorkStudy students for six
years, and I was disappointed
that I could not rehire the good
workers we had,” Champagne
said. “You expect juniors and
seniors to lose their workstudy,
but not sophomores.”
In the Athletic
Communications Department,
CD!#7! CC!0$'(! +/3$'!"2#!,13../*!to return for the 201011 year had
their workstudy cut, Champagne
said.
Director of Campus
Recreation Gregg Bates said the
Federal WorkStudy changes
have stressed resources.
“Less Federal WorkStudy
students put a greater strain on
our operating budget, as we are
forced to hire more nonFederal
WorkStudy students to maintain
the same programs and services
for the UVM student body,” Bates
said.
The strain on the
department’s budget may force
Campus Recreation to reduce its
size or increase costs to students,
he said.
“Depending on how large the
budget problem becomes, we
may have to look at reductions in
[Campus Recreation] programs
and services or increases in fees
to support these programs,” he
said.
Departments have also
had to spend additional time
and resources training new
employees.
“It’s frustrating on our end
6/<3)'/! "/! 0.*! 8##*! "#$%/$'!and spend time training, then
have to restart the process the
next year,” Champagne said.
The McAuley and Wright
0(./''! </.(/$'! 3$/! <)$$/.(1+!shortstaffed, which may result in
shortening the hours of operation
in those facilities, Residence
Director for Christie Wright
Patterson Rafael Rodriguez said.
“We haven’t been able to
start hiring [for Wright] because
we haven’t yet been approved to
start hiring by SFS,” Rodriguez
said.
Putting on the administrative bandaid
The University has created
the Student Employment Task
Force to respond to the fact that a
smaller number of students have
received Federal WorkStudy this
year compared to last, Johnson
said.
The organization has met
once so far and was created at the
end of last semester, according to
Johnson.
Chaired by SFS director
Marie Johnson and including
representatives from Career
Services, the Human Resources
Department, Student Affairs,
Central Budgeting and other
departments, its goal is to create
more oncampus jobs for students
3.*! 0.*! '#)$</'! #7! 7).*-.8! 7#$!these positions, Johnson said.
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CYNICT H E V E R M O N T
OPINION 9TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2010
Experimentation with drugs and alcohol happens on every college campus no matter where you go to school. The problem starts when
those experiments change from being on the outskirts of academic society to becoming a part of everyday life.At UVM, there is a large
percentage of the population that consumes alcohol and smokes cannabis on a regular basis, and they are considered normal and functioning members of society.However, it seems that a
growing percentage of students are also trying drugs for which the penalties are greater.Students who try drugs
such as ecstasy, LSD, Psilocybin (mushrooms) and several other prescription and harder
recreational drugs not only face the peril of side effects and lasting mental damage, but also felony charges and expulsion. Yet, somehow, these drugs
also seem to be becoming commonplace among students. Taking the drug Adderall
for its power to enhance focus, has become so widespread that many students say they need the drug to write a paper or study for a test.
In reality, Adderall and stimulants like it are really just brandname amphetamines that are still considered illegal narcotics by the law. Unfortunately, being above
!"#$%&'(#&)#$%*&+!$,*$#,*-$,*$.(*!$saying no. The more students are exposed to this sort of behavior, the more they feel it appropriate and do not speak
out against it. This culture of looking the
other way tells students that their actions are acceptable. This, in turn, leads to increased use.At some point, we must grow
up to realize that college is not just about partying and getting through the classes to get to the weekends. How can you risk an
investment of thousands of dollars a year for a night or two of being out of your head?I hate to be a downer, and
I love sticking it to the man as much as the next guy, but when I see someone doing something outright dangerous, I let them know that they are in danger.If you see a friend dangling
off the side of a building for fun, would you just sit back and laugh? Of course not. Ultimately, if you see
someone doing something that you know can have serious repercussions, it is your responsibility as their friend to speak up and at least let them know how you feel.
Experiments outside the classroom
MAX KRIEGER
We must grow up to realize that college is not just about partying and getting through the classes to get to the weekends.
Max Krieger is a sophomore
political science major. He has
been writing for The Cynic since fall 2009.
The library steps seem to be a popular place to speak your mind.We hear a student talking about a
terrible class, a new club promoting their organization with loud — and often hilarious — slogans and a Christian man preaching ,/0(!$"01$1#+2#$,33$40%&4$!0$"#335Wait, that does not sound like typical
UVM — hyperconservative, acutely religious ideology being preached in front of !"#$3%/2,2-6$*7,28%&4$,$9#2-$:#/,!#$/#!1##&$the Christian man and 50 or more students.In actuality, it does sound like UVM, and
academia in general. A heated argument over the
philosophical elements behind one of the 1023:+*$;0*!$)0&!20<#2*%,3$!07%)*$%*$,3;0*!$)0;;0&73,)#$0&$,$3%/#2,3$),;7(*$933#:$1%!"$young, idealistic thinkers.However, following the debate on the
library steps, which took place Thursday, Sept. 16, we heard many students complaining about how someone like that could be allowed on campus.This complaint is contradictory in two
ways.First, if we embrace the idea of free
*7##)"6$1#$),&&0!$93!#2$0(!$,3!#2&,!%<#$02$highly controversial viewpoints.This man was completely within his legal
rights to be at UVM and got exactly what he wanted — an audience.Second, if you so strongly disagree
with this man and believe that he should not be standing in the center of what some people consider the most liberal place in the country, why give him the audience?=>$1#$:0&+!$720<%:#$"%;$!"#$#,26$"%*$
speech becomes obsolete.He started by standing in front of the
library discussing his volatile ideas with a few passersby, when one philosophical *!(:#&!$,*8#:6$?=*&+!$!"#$%&9&%!#$2#&:#2#:$%&$!"#$9&%!#@AThe Christian man reveled in this
comment and used it as a jumpingoff point >02$,&$,24(;#&!$!",!$3,*!#:$&#,23-$9<#$"0(2*$and grew exponentially in size.B<#&!(,33-6$,$CDE$703%)#$0>9)#2$1,*$
),33#:$%&$!0$;,8#$*(2#$"#$1,*&+!$:%*2(7!%&4$students in the library — and the man was forced to stand in the rain with only a few listeners — but his mission to be heard had /##&$>(3933#:5Ultimately, if we disagree with this sort
0>$,)!%0&$%!$*"01*$!",!$1#$:0&+!$,772#)%,!#$the notion of free speech. Without accepting the core values of
academia that allow us to debate in open forum, we may as well revert to a society in which opinions get lost among the popular consensus. =>$1#$:%*3%8#$!"%*$;,&+*$72#*#&)#6$1#$
should not provide him with the satisfaction of argument. He is not looking for people to agree with
"%;5$F#$%*$3008%&4$>02$)0&'%)!5Eventually, logical response to combative
actions will prevail. As the saying goes, “turn !"#$0!"#2$)"##85A
Turn the other cheek
10 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2010 OPINION
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
COLUMNISTS
Dear editor,
Max Krieger’s article
admonishing Wyclef Jean
from running for the Haitian
presidency seems reasonable
!"#$%&'()*(+,-*(%.)"/!0(“What I am attacking,” he
writes, “is the fact that celebrities
of any kind have the audacity to
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$"?!,("#,9).(/4,/$9-*)"/!-0(However, what Haiti
is experiencing, and has
experienced for most of the
last century, are not normal
/4,/$9-*)"/!-0(@#,(9#-*(#1(4*-(history, Haiti has been governed
by despots, sadists, kleptocrats
)"?(9$,?!,!,-0(@#,(*&,!!(?!/)?!-'(*&!(
country suffered under the
hereditary dictatorship of
@,)"/#4-(AB)2)(C#/5(C$>).4!,(and his son, JeanClaude
“Baby Doc,” who maintained
power through rigged elections,
/!"-#,-&42()"?(?!)*&(-D$)?-0(In the 1990s, the regime of
Raoul Cedras, which came to
power in a military coup, was
estimated to have killed 3,000
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members of the corrupt ruling
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as president, Wyclef Jean would
make Haiti much harder to
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the Western Hemisphere, and
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was estimated to be living in
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3!/)$-!(4*7-(!)-:(*#(4%"#,!0(K)"(you remember the last time you
heard about Haiti before the
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rapper at the helm might grab
a larger share of our attention,
and maybe, just maybe, make
it harder to ignore the almost
primeval human suffering that
?!+"!-(E)4*40 Increased attention might
also force upon Haiti’s politics
)(&4%&!,(?!%,!!(#1(&#"!-*:0(K)"(you name the current Haitian
B,!-4?!"*L(N!4*&!,(/)"(80( Corruption goes unnoticed
in such an environment, and
increased international scrutiny
might cause Haitian rulers to
conduct themselves a little more
!*&4/)..:0(8()%,!!(;4*&(<,0(=,4!%!,(*&)*(
it would be wonderful if Haiti
should produce a Washington or
)(H!11!,-#"0(O$*(*&)*7-("#*(%#4"%(to happen, at least not any time
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in the real world, is between
choosing amongst the same
oligarchs who have spent the
past decades robbing Haiti blind,
)"?(!.!/*4"%(-#9!3#?:("!;0(6&!(?!+"4*4#"(#1(4"-)"4*:'(
the saying goes, is doing the
same thing over and over and
!P2!/*4"%(?411!,!"*(,!-$.*-0Sincerely,
Ben Donovan
Class of 2013
In Burlington, you can step
outside of your house completely
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outside of your house in the buff
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with a mere slap on the wrist if
you enter a public building or if
you inadvertently cause a public
"$4-)"/!(;4*&(:#$,(")J!?"!--0But throw a burqa on that
bareboned body of yours and
head down to see the Eiffel
6#;!,(;4*&(:#$,(#*&!,(/#>!,!?(/#&#,*-()"?(:#$(;#$.?(1)/!()(+"!(or some jail time for that little
;).J(#1(:#$,-0S!-'(@,)"/!(T(*&!(/#$"*,:(
with the most fashionable and
pretentious population in the
;#,.?(T(4-(9)J4"%(9#>!-(4"(the social equality pool, and
the ripples are about to be felt
;#,.?;4?!0In a landslide decision, the
@,!"/&(.#;!,(&#$-!(2)--!?(
an act banning the wearing
of burqas, a garment worn by
women which covers the entire
body, head and face, by a vote of
UUVRW06&!(3)"(T(;&4/&(*&!(@,!"/&(
X!")*!(2)--!?(YZ[RW(T(;4..(%#(into effect soon, at which time
the wearing of burqas in any
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forcing his wife to wear such
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burqas, has met 21stcentury law
deeming such a law is, in fact,
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to counter another oppressive
law?
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all body and head coverings are
A4..!%).05Illegal for whom? Just
;#9!"L(G&)*()3#$*(9!"L(M,(*#$,4-*-L(M,(9!"R*#$,4-*-L`Why the question about
tourists and men in burqas?
G!..'(4"(I2,4.(#1(*&4-(:!),'(after Belgium passed a similar
.);'()"(8*).4)"(*#$,4-*(;)-(+"!?(\[V^(1#,(;!),4"%()(3$,D)0(Since there is no Italian
law against them, the woman
in question stepped on a plane
in Italy a righteous person and
stepped off in Belgium as a
/,494").0N#;'(*&!(D$!-*4#"(*&4-(.);(
begs the asking of is simple:
When is it right to ban clothing?
I*(;&)*(2#4"*(4-(4*(a$-*()-(oppressive to ban burqas as it is
to force the wearing of one?
Is the world doomed to
,!-!93.!(b#4-(b#;,:7-(A6&!(Giver,” where a Big Brothertype
forces us to live in a black
andwhite clothed world of
similarity to ensure fairness,
nondiscrimination and non
offensiveness for all?
M,(4-(4*()3#$*(*49!(*&!(world collectively drops our
2,$?4-&"!--(T()"?(2)"*-(T()"?(we just let it all hang out?
I think I’ll stick with the latter
#"(*&4-(#"!'(*&)"J-0
MICHAEL FARLEY
Hands off my burqa, Big Bro. Quick Opinions
Barbieri
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In the wake of the recent underground
%)-(.4"!(!P2.#-4#"(4"(X)"(O,$"#'(K).410'(4*(has come to light that up to 60 per
cent of the nation’s gas lines are in the
same “unsafe” grouping as the one that
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replacing old piping doesn’t seem that
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“
”
Kreiger
Farley
Start making the welcome
banners, prepare the victory
parade and start baking those
red, white and blue cookies
3!/)$-!'()-(#1(I$%0(UW'(*&!(/#93)*(2&)-!(4"(8,)D(4-(#>!,`(6&!,!7-(#".:(#"!(/)*/&h(M$,(
troops won’t be coming home
until 2011’s end, meaning they
won’t be safely back in the states
for an additional year after
A#2!,)*4#"-(&)>!(!"?!?05(6&!(>4/*#,:(/##J4!-(9):(3!(
%!**4"%(/#.?(3:(*&!"0(Yet all of these truths
lie hidden under more
congratulatory handshaking and
backpatting than one might
see from the winning team at
the end of your average baseball
%)9!0(G&!*&!,(4*(4-(M3)9)(
claiming that “we have met
#$,(,!-2#"-434.4*:5(#,(i!"0(c):(M?4!,"#7-(D$42(*&)*(A!(has replaced despair” upon
leaving his Iraqi command
post, it is clear that both the
military and the government are
trying to play up this supposed
“transition,” which in effect only
means that our guys can’t shoot
+,-*()":9#,!0(6&!(#1+/4).(/&)"%!(9!)"-(
that instead of undertaking
combat operations, troops will
be limited to defense posts
and security patrols, all while
training an Iraqi security force,
which by most accounts seems to
be more than a year away from
3!4"%()3.!(*#(*)J!(1$..(/#"*,#.0(6&)*(-!!9-(.4J!()(?!+"4*!(
improvement to me, but
these claims of success and
“met responsibility” are most
?!+"4*!.:(2,!9)*$,!'("#*(*#(mention misleading to the
I9!,4/)"(2$3.4/0(
6&!(D$!-*4#"(8(&)>!(4-h(G&)*(happens if we are ready to leave
once and for all and the Iraqi
security force is not ready?
Unreasonable deadlines only
.!)?(*#(9#,!(?!.43!,)*4#"08*()22!),-(*&!(M3)9)(
administration is simply trying
to create a good aura around the
2,!-!"*()"?(1$*$,!(I9!,4/)"(4">#.>!9!"*(4"(8,)D0(G&4.!(4*(4-("#*(M3)9)7-(
;),'(8(+"?(9:-!.1(,!-!"*4"%(his audacity to claim that he is
9)J4"%()(?411!,!"/!(4"()(/#"g4/*(that has more or less been a
stagnant drain on our economy,
not to mention a steady loss
#1(I9!,4/)"(.41!'(1#,("!),.:()(?!/)?!0(M"(X!2*0(j'(KNN(,!2#,*!?(
*&)*(*;#(k0X0(-#.?4!,-(;!,!(J4..!?(
in Iraq, not two weeks removed
1,#9(*&!(A!"?(#1(/#93)*05(In this light, it seems
ludicrous to conclude that our
responsibilities have been met
when our soldiers are still dying
for this confused cause and the
goal of training the Iraqi military
4-(1),(1,#9(/#92.!*!0(6#(9!'(*&4-(&!),J!"-(3)/J(*#(
the capture of Saddam Hussein,
*#(;&4/&(i!#,%!(G0(O$-&(declared with his trademark
-94,Jh(A<4--4#"()//#92.4-&!?05(M".:(*&4-(*49!'("#*&4"%()/*$)..:(happened to feel accomplished
about, and 50,000 soldiers are
still stuck in Iraq doing more or
less the same thing they have
been doing since Hussein’s
/)2*$,!0(81(*&!(M3)9)()?94"4-*,)*4#"(
and the military are so
convinced that we’ve won, then
why not remove more troops
immediately?
How many soldiers does
it take to teach another army
&#;(*#(2,#*!/*(*&!9-!.>!-L(M,'(if more action need be taken
despite these claims of success,
;&:("#*(+"4-&(*&!(a#3L(Either way, some sort of
measurable action is better than
this mire of futility our soldiers
&)>!(3!!"(-*$/J(4"(1#,(:!),-("#;0While we are back home
eating our victory cookies with
M3)9)'(*&!:(),!(*&!(#"!-(-*4..(#$*(*&!,!(T(+%&*4"%()"?(?:4"%(a$-*()-(3!1#,!0
End of combat phase does not end problems
When is it right to ban clothing?
These claims of success and “met responsibility” are most definitely premature
Insanity still rocking HaitiMichael Farley is a senior
education major. He has been
writing for 6&!(K:"4/ since spring 2008.
!"##$$%&'()"')$$)*$&$+'*,$-"&'$English major. He has been
writing for 6&!(K:"4/ since fall 2010.
JEFF BARBIERI
SPORTS 11TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2010
The men’s soccer team continued their early season success by winning the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Nike Fall Classic the weekend of Sept. 10. The Classic, hosted by the
Catamounts at Centennial Field, was a threeday event that was comprised of Vermont, University of New Hampshire, Cornell University and Presbyterian College. Vermon beat Presbyterian 40
on Friday, Sept. 10 and defeated Cornell 21 on Sunday, Sept. 12.“Our team is just more of
a team,” junior defenseman !"##$%&'()*$+'+"$,-'./)'01+2'3452'for each other.”65)' .2)"7839+2:' 7)#2";$2<'
of the Catamounts was evident over the weekend as the team put together an impressive 40 barrage against Presbyterian and a comeback win against Cornell.On Friday, Vermont used
ball control and a relentless offensive attack as they rained down 17 shots on Presbyterian and got goals from senior Connor =>?9$)#@' 39+2' <)"9' A%B22' C$+;$#4'and two goals from junior Nick O’Neill. Sunday’s game saw an intense
21 comefrombehind victory DB9' E)97B#2' "4"$#+2' "' ,$D3%1;2'Cornell team. In the 21st minute, Cornell’s Franck Onambele cleaned up a loose ball in front of the UVM net for 10 Cornell lead.
Six minutes later, Nick O’Neill sent a corner kick through the Big Red defense and found the foot of Yannick Lewis, who was able to 3#,'25)'F"%&'BD'25)'#)2'2B'2$)'25)'game 11.The game remained tied until
the 65th minute when Connor O’Brien scored the winning goal off a rebound from a shot by senior Patrick Alonis. O’Brien was named offensive MVP for the tournament.“Connor O’Brien always
seems to be in the right place at the right time,” Vermont head coach Jesse Cormier said after the game.“He really gave us that
breathing room and the light at the end of the tunnel, and we fought to the end to get the result.”The end result for Vermont
is one of mental toughness. A %B7)F"%&'*$#' "4"$#+2' "' ,$D3%1;2'opponent is something that may not have been possible last year.“I don’t know if this would
have happened a year ago,” Cormier said. “I think we are a little tougher, more mentally tough. I think we went against a gritty opponent and we provided some grit, so that was good.”Yannick Lewis was the
defensive MVP of the tournament and he knows that, at this point in the season, consistency is crucial.“We just have to continue
this,” he said. “Our energy has been good throughout this
tournament. Now we are just trying to be consistent, play the
way we’ve been playing these past few days, bring it to the next
tournament and get another tournament win.”
At home, men’s soccer sweeps Nike Fall Classic using a ‘team-first’ mentalityStaff Report
Senior Pat Alonis (right) and junior Zach Paul battle for possesion against Presbyterian College. The Catamounts defeated Presbyterian 40.
BOBBY SUDEKUM | The Vermont Cynic
12 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2010 SPORTS
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NFL PICKS WEEK THREE
Illustrations by Dana Ortiz
After a mindboggling beginning to the NFL season,
we have a nice slate of games for week three. This week’s
guest predictor is photography editor Kruti Kansara. Do
you think you’re up to the challenge? Become a guest
picker by emailing [email protected]. This week, the
picks are made by:
WA: Will AndreycakDG: Diana GiuntaEZ: Eli ZinkKK: Kruti Kansara
With the Colts’ early loss to the Texans, the AFC
South has more of a completive feel to it. Similarly, the
loss of the Cowboys to the Redskins makes the NFC
East a division that could be won by three teams, sorry
Philadelphia. That makes this early season matchup a
somewhat intriguing one.
I will be watching the matchup between the running
game of the Titans vs. the defensive front of the Giants.
!"#$%& '(")%()& %*++,,-%& .,+/*%,& ",& .#,/0%& 1",& 2#%1&tackle and gets into the secondary. The Giants, while
down at the linebacker position this season compared
to past seasons, have a brilliant front four that have the
/.$3$14& 1(&5/0,& 1",&2#%1& 1/+03,& ()& '(")%()& 1"/1&5(%1&teams fail to do.
The turnover differential will determine this one.
Both Vince Young and Eli Manning are prone to
interceptions, so this game will be interesting. In the
end a quarterback’s miscue will decide the game. Sorry
Eli.
Prediction:(WA) Tennessee Titans(DG) Tennessee Titans(EZ) New York Giants(KK) Tennessee Titans
The Falcons have been on the precipice of success in the division ever since they drafted Matt Ryan as their franchise
quarterback. But the only way they can secure themselves as legitimate playoff contenders is by beating the Saints.
A great matchup of quarterbacks will headline this game: The future quarterback of the division, Ryan, against the
quarterback of the present, Brees. Based on that explanation alone, it’s pretty obvious who will win this one. One day
the Falcons will be the NFC South’s best team, but not yet. That title belongs to the champs.
Prediction: (WA) New Orleans Saints(DG) New Orleans Saints(EZ) Atlanta Falcons(KK) New Orleans Saints
Does anyone else have a strong dislike for Jay Cutler as a quarterback? I
know at least 75 percent of you just nodded your head to that question. Cutler
"/%& 1",&6(1,)1$/3& 1(&.,&/& 1(6&27,&8*/#1,#./+0& $)& 1",&9:;<&.*1& =(#&>"/1,7,#&reason he can’t push himself out of the ditch of underachievement and
disappointment.
The Packers need an answer at the running back position after Ryan Grant
was lost for the season. But let us be honest. It’s all about Aaron Rodgers and
the passing game for the Pack. The Bears are far from the defensive juggernaut
that they used to be, and this Monday night matchup has lost a little luster
compared to previous seasons. That being said, the Bears’ running back Matt
Forte is a stud, and if Cutler can have a game he’s capable of, the Bears have
a shot.
?",&@/+0,#%&"/7,&$)+#,-$.3,&(==,)%$7,&2#,&6(>,#A&:(#&1"/1&#,/%()<&/)-&)(1&because of my bias against Cutler, I’m picking the Packers here.
Prediction:(WA) Green Bay Packers(DG) Green Bay Packers(EZ) Chicago Bears(KK) Green Bay Packers
TENNESSEE TITANS VS. NEW
YORK GIANTS
ATLANTA FALCONS VS. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
GREEN BAY PACKERS VS. CHICAGO BEARS
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS VS. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
At the beginning of this season, who would have thought that this game would be a compelling one? In fact, if you asked me before week
one, I’d have said that this is one of the top battles of ultimate mediocrity in the NFL. But the Chiefs stunned the Chargers in week one, and
the 49ers are on the cusp of being a playoff contender due to the lack of competition in the NFC West. A win for either team elevates their
longshot playoff status.
?",#,&$%&%(5,1"$)B&+"/#5$)B&/.(*1&1",&!"$,=%A&C(5,1"$)B&1"/1<&=(#&%(5,&%1#/)B,&#,/%()&1"/1&D&+/))(1&6*1&54&2)B,#&()<&5/0,%&5,&>/)1&them to continue winning. The division is up for grabs. The Raiders are an utter disaster, the Broncos are offensively challenged to the point
where Tim Tebow might start in a few weeks and the Chargers were just beaten by the Chiefs.
Prediction:(WA) Kansas City Chiefs(DG) Kansas City Chiefs(EZ) San Francisco 49ers(KK) Kansas City Chiefs
By Will AndreycakSports Editor